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EMANUEL LONDON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMANUEL LONDON, a citizen of the 'United States, and resident of city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mouth F Washes, fication.

The object of my invention is to provide a mouth wash to be used in connection with the cure of pyorrhea alveolaris or Riggs disease. Y

The only form of aids to instrumentation known to the applicant used in connection with pyorrhea are in the form of pastes.

Such pastes have not the constituents of applicants wash. They have the great dis-- advantage inherent in pastes of not being able to reach all parts of the oral cavity and of containing acids, accentuate the acid condition, which my one of its objects to remedy.

Pyorrhea is characterizedby a formation of pus and an accumulation of tartar on the surfaces of the teeth between the outer. surfaces of the latter and the peridental membrane of the gums. In aggravated cases italways results in shrinking of the gums and ultimate falling out of the teeth, even though the teeth themselves might be perfectly sound and free from decay.

Investigation has shown that'practically all diseases of a germ character have their origin through the portal of entry-the mouth. If, on entry,.these malignant bodies find feeding ground in decayed or.un:-lean roots, they multiply and supply myriads of re-inforcements to those germs that have already attacked some other spot of least resistance, which is the diseased part of the body.

of the diseased parts. and tartar or calculous deposits to use instruments, I have found 1n my practice that it is essential to'have a' mouth wash that kills the germs, strengthens the gums so that instruments can be used astringent and a cleansing agent, which willperform their respective functions at the same time and still not neutralize oneanother or cause harmful or negative results.

Specification of Letters Patent.

of which the following is a speciwhich have a tendency to portant that the mouth wash act as While it'is necessary for physical removal cohol in liquid form,

Patented my re. 1e22,

. Application filed November 3, 1921. Serial No. 512,591

wash accomplishes the Chlorate 'of potash"; 1O luid extract H amawwlz's 'virgim'ana 65 to 100 ram alcohol In actual practice I take above set forth and put-one-half'teaspoon to a glass of water for moderate cases.-

For more acute cases one teaspoon is added to a glass .of water and for acute cases two teaspoons should beused. The chlorate of potash in its action serves the function of a germicide, liberating the o rygen from the chlorate of potash and killing thegerms and bacteria that are contained in the pyorrhea pockets or in other places in the oral cavity.

The fluid extract Hamamelz's oirgz'nirmwis astrong astringent and thereby contracts or draws together the gums, which serves the purpose of healing and strengthening them so as to cause them tact with the teeth as when in normal condition. Y

The alcohol is for a cleansing or an antiseptic purpose. It dissolves food particles,

and otherparticles found in the oral cavity as a result of instrumentation. It is ima germlcide, astringent and cleansing agent at the same .time. These three constituents work together and perform their beneficial functions at the same time without neutrallzing-or'negativing oneanother or causing a harmful com-blnatlon.

- Chlorate of potash, a powder, will not dissolve in alcohol, so the fluid extract H mm, mnelz's m'rqiniana not only serves as an as? tringent, but dissolves the chlorate of potash, and makes it possible'to have the chlorate of potash in combination with the altherebysecuring the combinationin a formthat can reach all parts of the oral cavity.

In incipient cases my pyorrhea mouth wash will cure pyorrhea without need of in-.

strumentation.

I find that, in practice, where the gum tis- .sue is so sore that the slightest touch causes the gums to bleed and, therefore, the patient is not in condition for instrumentation, the application of my pyorrhea mouth wash three times a day for a short period so I have found that my pyorrhea mouth best results when using the'followmg combination: i

Parts.

the solution as strengthens the gums and other tissues in the I oral cavity that the teeth may be operated upon with instruments without causing the gums to bleed. This is a great relief to the patient, because most of the instrumentatlon is on the roots of the teeth, and the gums must be strengthened before the patient can stand the necessary manipulation in connec tion with the removal of calculous deposits 10 I My mouth wash is like-wise applied when instruments are used to remove the calculous,

modified, although- I by being squirted directly into the pus pockets.

Further, I find that this mouth wash renders the saliva, which in cases of pyorrhea is usually very acid in its reaction, more watery or neutral, thereby preventing the collection of calculous deposits around the gum margins, as the acid condition is the main cause of such deposits.

Itis understood that the proportions of the ingr tions above stated produce very beneficial results. Also other well known. ingredients 3 such as flavoring matter, colorin matter, etc., may be added without departing from the sp rit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: 3 1. A mouth Wash containing chlorate of potash in quantities-suflicientto act as a germ1c1d e, fiuld entract of Hamamelis 'virginz'ana 1n quantities suflicient to act as an astringent, and alcohol in quantities sufiicient a to act as a cleanser.

2. A liquid mouth Wash composedof ten parts of chlorate of potash, from sixt -five to one-hundred parts fluid extract of amame'lis virgin/5am and twenty-five parts al- 4' cohol.

Signed at New York cit in the county of Kin sand State of New ork this 1st day EMANUEL LONDON. 

